ByAPJune 13, 2010

Allison Culver, right, of Phoenix, a SB1070 supporter, argues with a anti-SB1070 protester who was shouting into a megaphone with a faux German accent, ''Show me your papers'' during the Phoenix Rising rally at Wesley Bolin Plaza in Phoenix.

Phoenix — Sheriff's deputies raided two Sizzler steak house restaurants in Phoenix on Saturday, arresting nine employees who are suspected of being illegal immigrants and using fraudulent documents to get jobs.

The raids were part of a yearlong investigation into whether the operators of the two Sizzler locations broke a civil law by knowingly hiring illegal immigrants, Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeLt. Brian Lee said in a statement.

Deputies were looking for 23 suspects wanted for identity theft, Lee said. Authorities believe one of the suspects was deported three times and has been hired back by Sizzler each time he returned.